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Dey
7:01pm, August 24, 2009
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Link: Road Map for Tortall Note: more cities included in this map, but sometimes difficult to read. Hence why it's not the main map.
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS
1. Fief Naxen: Located in Lake Country, just off the shores of the lake of the same name.
2. Fief Goldenlake: Located in Lake Country, just off the shores of the lake of the same name.
3. Fief Tirragen: Located in Lake Country, just off the shores of the lake of the same name.
4. Persopolis: This is the only city ever built by the Bazhir (Desert Tribesmen). It's was created so that its people might watch over the Black City, which, in tribal legends, is home to demons. Persopolis is run almost entirely by Bazhir.
5. The City of the Gods: Home to the Mithran cloisters, this is where young noblewomen, and sometimes buffing mages, are sent for their instruction.
6. Port Caynn: This coastal port is the first stop for goods being sent between Corus and the island countries.
-Grimhold Mountains: These mountains border Tortall, Scanra, and Galla, and the northern tip of Tusaine. In these mountains are where we find barbarians and Dwarves.
-Corus: the capital city of Tortall. This is where the castle is, and where Knights are trained, etc.
-Tyra: This is the trade capital of the world. You go to Tyra, you can find almost anything.
-Thak's Gate: What you can't find in Tyra (ie. Slaves) You can get in Thak's gate. It has more of an openly accepted black market scene than Tyra has.
-Makai: Makai is a Tortallan Outpost in Barzun. It was placed in the hills to help protect against the Hillmen (barbarian raiders) that resided there. It's a mid-sized fortress that is very very busy.
~:NATIONS:~
CARTHAK
The Carthaki Empire is an ancient and powerful slave-holding empire to the south of the Inland Sea. A colonial empire, it's comprised of many conquered countries in the Southern Lands and up to the Roof of the World. The ruling family is the [TBA]. Nations conquered by Carthak include Ballara, Siraj, Ekallatum, Amar, Apal, Zallara, Shusin, and Yamut.
GALLA
Galla is a country that shares a short border with the northeastern edge of Tortall. Its western border to Scanra is longer by far, as is its southwestern border to Tusain and its southern border to Maren. Galla is famous for its mountains and forests. The capital of Galla is Cría, where a great fair is held at the end of March every year.
MAREN
Maren is a kingdom in the Eastern Lands. It borders Tusaine and Tyra to the west, Galla to the north, and Sarain to the east. The Great Inland Sea forms its southern coastline. Culturally, Maren is similar to Tortall and the other Eastern Lands.
During the Saren civil war of 439 HE, Maren took in many refugees from Sarain and gave them farmland in the southern part of the kingdom.
Berat is one of Maren's cities. The Shappa river forms its eastern border, along which sits the walled city of Fortress Jiroken.
TUSAINE
Tusaine is a small country that lies between Tortall to its west and Maren to its east. Tortall went to war with Tusaine in 435 HE, and Tusaine lost. After the war the King of Tortall forced them to permanently give up their side of the Drell River Valley. Like most eastern countries, Tusaine does not have slavery. They do, however, practice polygamy.
TYRA
Tyra ia a merchant republic on the Great Inland Sea between Tortall and Maren. Its capital is also called Tyra and is situated on the estuary of the Drell River. Tyra is mostly swamp, and its people rely on trade and banking for an income.
SCANRA
Scanra is to the north of Tortall with the Vassa River as border river. Its eastern neighbor is Galla with the Drell River as border river. To the west Scanra is bordered by the Emerald Ocean. It is inhabited by clans and ruled by a "Council of Ten" and any king that seizes power on what is called the Bloody Throne. Scanrans typically have blond hair and blue eyes.
The land is wild, rocky and cold, and only very little of it can be farmed. Even when holding slaves was still fashionable in the Eastern Lands it wasn't a practice in Scanra, because their people couldn't feed slaves. Indeed, the food situation in the country was bad enough that Scanra's citizens had troubles feeding themselves in the third century of the Human Era. Thus some left for other countries, hoping that live there would be better.
Scanrans are masters of the sea and feared pirates. They both raid by water and by land.
Scanra was often a cause of trouble for its southern neighbor, Tortall. The Scanran War in the early 460s HE was one of such trouble spots, but the Tortallans eventually won the war.
YAMANI ISLANDS
The Yamani Empire consists of a group of islands to the west of Tortall in the Emerald Ocean. This is the home of the Elves. They are ruled by an Emperor and have very strict etiquette, particularly regarding the showing of emotions. Their palace women were taught to fight. They use the glaive, and have fans that look harmless but are really deathly as the fans are made of steel. It is also a game in which girls would toss the fan and catch it by its handle. The ladies typically wear kimono-style clothing, but can wear other extravagant gowns depending on the occasion.The land of the island is mountainous, which makes it particularly vulnerable to bandits. They are also often attacked by sea from Scanra.
However, the Elves control their borders strictly, almost to the point of being isolationists. No humans live within their borders save for the ambassadors that are sent there from other nations, namely Tortall and Carthak.
THE COPPER ISLES
Not much is known of the Copper Isles. They are shrouded in mists, and any ship to venture there is turned around and never reaches land. (These Islands are being reserved in case we expand the rp to include more races/cultures. Thank you.)
BARZUN DESERT
Barzun is the Great Southern Desert, and as its name suggests, a vast desert region in the southern portion of Archades. Although Tortall has desires to claim the Barzun as it's own. But the desert region has thus far proved impossible to conquer due to its climate and the intractable nature of the indigenous Bazhir people.There are only two cities in the Desert: Persopolis and The Black City.
Edited 1:27am, March 04, 2011 by Dey, author. |
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